Rigorous research is crucial to effective work with young people
and increasingly youth practitioners need to be able to develop,
review and evidence their work using a variety of research and
assessment tools. This text equips students and practitioners with
a thorough understanding of research design, practice and
dissemination, as well as approaches to evidence-based
practice.
A clear practice framework informs the book, outlining the
significance of research to youth work, especially in relation to
designing and developing services for young people. Research and
Research Methods for Youth Practitioners
- Analyses the research/practitioner role
- Explores the ethical context of research in youth work
- Offers a thorough analysis of key methodological questions in
research in practice
- Provides a guide to data collection and analysis
- Presents five principal research strategies for youth work:
ethnographic work and visual methods; interviewing and evaluation;
surveys and evaluation; the use of secondary data and documentary
analysis; and researching virtual and online settings
- Discusses the implications of research for work with young
people as well as its dissemination.
Written by experienced researchers and practitioner-researchers,
each chapter in this accessible textbook includes an overview, a
critical discussion of the pros and cons of the particular method
or approach, a case study, a practice-based task, a summary and
suggestions for further reading. This textbook is invaluable for
student and practising youth workers. It is also a useful reference
for other practitioners working with young people.
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